Harmonic Balancer

[94 DropTop]

Well today i got my harmonic balancer changed. Let me tell you those pullers and installers are crap. While taking it out i had to reinstall the bolt and use it to press against because the puller would max out if I didnt. Ok so whatever it came off. I go to put the new one on. I slide it on and go to use the installer and the nut goes to far inside the balancer to get any wrench or socket on it, so I had to up mine back on with the crank bolt. Thankfully nothing stripped. I did run into one problem since i have an auto i dont have any way to make the engine stop turning. So i believe my bolt is torqued down to about 90ish is that enough. I know my haynes says 100-130, so i might end up buying an electric impact and it the bolt with just to make sure. Would/have you guys put loc-tite on your? Everything seems to line up ok but im am extremely anal about this stuff and it always has me thinking. Did i do it right.

 

[GDTrumbo]

Remove the inspection plate, wedge a large screwdriver between the flex plate's starter teeth and the trans housing and torque the HB bolt. Then remove the screwdriver and re-install the trans' inspection plate and your done.

Has worked many times for me!

GT

 

[94 DropTop]

Ill have to look into this. I did this without jacking the car up. I realized after the drag springs the car sits to low to fit a jack under the center so i said fuck it.LOL

 

[CC'S95GT]

i didn't use any loc tite and 90lb.ft. is a bit light but you should be good

 

[94 DropTop]

Its not a DD. so its not a big deal. Ill just wait till my next day off to mess with it. untill then i will just keep an eye on it.

 

[94 DropTop]

what side of the trans is the impsection plate. Can i even get to it since i have LT's on the car?

 

[98-5.0]

another idea is to put 2 of the pulley bolts in the balancer and put a large screwdriver between them and torque away... then you dont have to figit with your flexplate teeth and risk hurting them. impact method works to. most people disagree but i put balancers on with a 3/8 impact. and my impacts will run a bolt right around 110-120 ftlbs.

 

[94 DropTop]

I did try that and started bending the bolts. Im going to try it again today. Atleast if the bolt has lock tite i will feel better about it.

 

[Paul]

I hate doing balancers for the reasons mentioned above. They just suck to do. The last time I needed one, I just took it to the shop down the street and paid they $60 to do it. They can put the car on the lift and do it in ten minutes with a 3/8" impact, instead of me fighting with it and getting annoyed. Totally worth the $60 to me. :grin:

 

[94 DropTop]

I will be doing that next time. I thought about buying a cheap electric impact from work, and hitting it really quick and calling it good.

 

[Win]

Yeah i had to do one on my old 95 vert and i did as you did with the bolts but with a huge pry bar and torqued it down. Never had any problems.

 

[riored96gt]

I hate doing balancers for the reasons mentioned above. They just suck to do. The last time I needed one, I just took it to the shop down the street and paid they $60 to do it. They can put the car on the lift and do it in ten minutes with a 3/8" impact, instead of me fighting with it and getting annoyed. Totally worth the $60 to me. :grin:

That's exactly how I felt about my heater core!

 

[Paul]

Heater cores are a sonofabitch too, but the labor cost on those is WAAAY higher, and I'm cheap, so I do those myself.

 

[riored96gt]

$300 labor wasn't bad, stealership wanted/estimated $1200!!!

 

[94 DropTop]

well im working on putting lock tight on all my bolts. Ill post pics of how I had to rig everything to get it to work after im done. Could someone take a pic of how far their timing mark goes over their balancer for me please. Im pretty sure this thing isnt going any farter on but damn

 

[LAFENATU]

You gotta lock the converter Cody.

My buddy tried to do his with an AODE. He didn't lock the converter.

He couldn't figure out why the balancer was still somewhat loose.

I locked the converter and it turned another full turn and a half.

 

[94 DropTop]

well its all back on with lock tite some of my rigging pics will be up in a bit. My torque wrent it just about 110, that with the lock tite will be good enough to satisfy me. If not i do like the idea of a 331.LOL

 

[94 DropTop]

This is how i had to use the installer tool

This is why.

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